Erasing a portion of a track (a-b erase function) – Sony DHC-MD595 User Manual

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1

Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch
the function to MD.

2

While playing an MD, press X at the
starting point of the portion to be erased
(point A).

The MD pauses.

3

Press MENU/NO to display
“Edit Menu”.

4

Press – or + repeatedly until
“A-B Erase?” appears, then press
ENTER/YES.

5

Press ENTER/YES again.

“—Rehearsal—” and “Point A ok?” appear
alternately while the deck plays the selected
track from the beginning to point A.

6

While monitoring the sound, press .
or > repeatedly to find the starting
point of the portion to be erased (point
A).

You can shift the starting point by 1-frame*
intervals (1 frame = 1/86 second).

To shift the point by second or minute
intervals, press m or M so that second or
minute flashes, then press . or >.

* You can shift the starting point by 2-frame

intervals (tracks recorded in Monaural or LP2
Stereo mode) or by 4-frame intervals (tracks
recorded in LP4 Stereo mode).

7

Repeat step 6 until point A is played
correctly.

Erasing a portion of a track
(A-B Erase Function)

You can specify a portion within a track and erase
the portion with ease. You can shift the desired
portion by frame*, minute or second intervals.
This function is convenient when erasing
unnecessary sections after recording a satellite
broadcast or FM broadcast.

* 1 frame is 1/86 second.

E.g.: Erasing a portion of track 2.

1

2

1

2

3

3

A

A

C

B-

A

B-(

A

+

C

)

B-

B

B-

C

3
4,6,
10

2

1

4,6,

10

4,5,8,

9,

11

m

M

Erasing recordings (continued)

Point B

Point A

Original
tracks

Track
number

After
A-B
ERASE

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